U.S. President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani will not meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said a senior Obama administration official Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the United States would engage with Iran diplomatically over its long-running nuclear issue, and he has instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to pursue diplomatic negotiations with Tehran.
Iran marked the 33rd anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war on Sunday as President Hassan Rouhani said that military achievements were serving as the deterrent tools at the hands of Iranian authorities.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has tasked the Foreign Ministry with conducting the upcoming nuclear talks with the world powers, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
A visiting Iranian high ranking official said Monday that any form of foreign military action against Syria and the use of any chemical weapons would threaten regional and world peace.
Diplomatic sources at the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports on the Russian president's visit to Tehran in August to discuss military and nuclear deals with his Iranian counterpart, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran and Iraq have "exceptional" relation that can play a major role in the region.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the next Iranian president should focus on the country's economy which is targeted by the West.
The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against Iran to target the Islamic republic's currency for the first time as well as its auto industry.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Egypt's capital of Cairo on Tuesday, the first visit by an Iranian president to Egypt since 1979.
Some states pressure Egypt not to establish relations with Iran, but after the Egyptian uprising, Egypt does not accept dictations, Ambassador Mojtaba Amani, head of the Iranian Interests Office in Cairo said.
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